It's A Wonderful Life Festival

Sunday, Dec 14, 2025 at 8:30am

Various Locations in Seneca Falls

The 79th Anniversary Celebration of “It’s a Wonderful Life” 

Schedule of Events:

8:30 — 10:30 am:  “A Toast to Karolyn . . .” — Karolyn Grimes’ 22nd Anniversary Celebration Breakfast.  Arrive by 8:45 to secure your seat.  The Gould Hotel, 108 Fall St.

9:00 am — 4:30:  Visit the It’s a Wonderful Life Museum, 76 Fall St.

9:00 am — 4:30 pm:  “All Things Wonderful.”  It’s a Wonderful Life Museum Gift Shop and Photo Opportunity with Bedford Falls Mural and “You Are Now in Bedford Falls” sign.  80 Fall St.

11:00 am — 2:00 pm:  Autograph signing with cast members.  Autographs free with purchase; $30 fee per autograph for items you bring yourself. The Gould Hotel, 108 Fall St.

11:15 am:  “The Shop Around the Corner” — Radio play featuring Brian Rohan as Jimmy Stewart. Trinity Church, 27 Fall St.

12:00 noon — 1:00 pm:  Presentation by Author Michael Willian, Trinity Church, 27 Fall St.

1:00 — 2:00 pm:  Presentation by John Kuri. Trinity Church, 27 Fall St.

1:00 -2:15 pm:  “Merry Christmas, George Bailey!” — Radio Play presented by the Seneca Community Players. First Presbyterian Church, 23 Cayuga St.

2:00 – 2:30 pm:  Presentation by Donald Collins (“Young Pete Bailey”). Trinity Church, 27 Fall St.

2:30 — 3:30 pm:  “The Heart of It’s a Wonderful Life.” Presentation by Jimmy Hawkins (“Tommy Bailey”):  Trinity Church, 27 Fall St.

3:30 — 4:00 pm:  “Zuzu’s Petals” – Presentation by Karolyn Grimes (“Zuzu Bailey”)

4:15 pm:  The Ringing of the Bells of the Real Bedford Falls.  Gather outside Trinity Church and 32 Fall St.

5:00 pm:  Seneca Singers Annual Holiday Concert. First Presbyterian Church, 23 Cayuga St.

6:00 — 9:00 pm:  “For Auld Lang Syne – The Final Scene Dinner.”  Seneca Falls Country Club, 2790 NY-90, Seneca Falls.


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